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If you are intending to order a wonderful new Schacht loom or spinning wheel and want it to arrive in time for Christmas, please check out the list...

OK.  Full disclosure here.  This is not my first weaving mistake.  I think that probably happened in the first 5 minutes of learning to weave when ...

Muck boots are my friend.  I love my muck boots.  The ones I love the most are made by the Muck Boot Company.  I love my Muck Boots. I was wearing...

I don't know if this is true for everyone, but I know I have default values for most of the things I do repeatedly.  My default speed for driving b...

As I said last week, all my equipment needs to be productive or it will be banished.  There are weavers and spinners out there who would love any o...

I think of myself as a fast eater.  That's not anything to be proud of.  I'm sure if I could begin to feel full early in a meal rather than well af...

I have loved weaving on my big triangle loom.  I think the total count is something over 30 shawls that I've produced over the years.  Some were wo...

Our wonderful goat shearer, Stephen Franco, was here this past Saturday.  With the loss of Morha, we are down to only three curly haired goats.  St...

We lost Morha this past week to a combination of health issues that included her advanced age, a huge parasite load and pneumonia.  What caught my...

August is an ugly month.  Growing up in the Chicago area it was a great month - the last of summer but turning cooler towards the end with the tree...

Earlier this summer our agave started to bloom.  It put out a flower spike that just kept growing taller and taller.  The branches of the spike sta...

Studio cleaned up, cleaned out and organized.  Check! Floors vacuumed and mopped. Check! Bathroom scrubbed.  Check! All the throw rugs are back on ...